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Bristol council approves housing authority name change to Beyond Housing
Summary
The Bristol Virginia City Council approved a resolution permitting the Bristol Redevelopment and Housing Authority to change its name to Beyond Housing, following a staff report and public comment; the vote was 4–1.
The Bristol Virginia City council voted 4–1 on March 25 to approve a request from the Bristol Redevelopment and Housing Authority to change its name to Beyond Housing.
City Manager Randy reported that Virginia Code §36-4 was amended in 2022 to allow localities to approve a housing authority’s request to change its name, and that the authority’s board voted in January 2025 to adopt the new name. Ray Austin, deputy director of the housing authority, said the change is part of a broader effort to reflect services beyond traditional public housing: “We selected Beyond Housing because we really…
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